Improvement in toy puzzles



S. LOYD.

TOY PUZZLE.

No. 112,823. Patented Mar. 21, 1871.

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.IMPROVEMENT m 'rov PUZZLES.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of thelame.

as will represent, when riveted together in the center,

but two pieces externally, thelthird or inner piece being concealedbetween the two outside pieces, which have their inner surfaces turnedout to form a chamher to receive the third. piece between them. The

three together have an opening made to one side of the center by boringthrough one of the covers of the box, and continuing through the innerpiece and partially through the other, forming'a recess nearly the depthof the thickness of the box and about the dipiece has a second recessextending half way through it on the opposite side from the center, anda. corresponding one in the outside piece, so that the two, when broughttogether,

' form a shallow recess one-fourth of an inch in depth;

and outside of this, near the edge, is made a smaller recess through theedge of the inner piece to the box, and extending into each of theoutside pieces half way through, for the reception of a leaden bolt ortwo shot, as either may be used, leaving room for them to changeposition by half their diameter.

The whole, when together, forms a magic gravity puzzle, which I have;named the Yankee Cartridge- Box, and to put this in positionto operate,first adjust the openings s9 they-come together and form the recessperfect to its full. depth with the opening up; then turn the box upsidedown carefully and revolve one section of the box about one-fourth of aninch; then turn it right side up again and drop a. penny into therecess; observe that it rests level on the bottom; then revolve the topsection of the box in the same direction started, when you held itupside down, until the opening comes around in sight again, and thepenny will have disappeared; and to extract it is the puzzle, which youcan do by reversing the operation of putting it in.

Figure 1 is a perspective view;

Figure 2,.a transverse section;

Figure. 3, an inside view of box, detached; I

Figure 4, the inner concealed piece; and

Figure 5, an inside view of the bottom section of the box.

A, in fig. 1, shows the open recess.

It, the head of the rivet that secures the parts together.

O, the top section of the box. I

A, in fig. 2, shows a section of the recess, and

R of the rivet.

D, the small recess;

E, the leaden bolt;

F, the'second recess; and

G, a portion of the bolt-recess on the opposite side from D.

O, fig. 3, shows the reverse side of O in fig. 1, detached, with theopening A.

H, fig. 4, shows the middle or inside piece,with a continuation of theopening A and the second recess F.

,the shallow recesses J J.

Claim.

I claim as my invention- Section G, with openings A and D, section H,with recess F and openings D and A, section I, with recesses D D and JJ, and bolt E, all combined substantially as described.

SAMUEL LOYD.

Witnesses L5H. Gmo, Jxo. EARL.

the top section of the I, fig. 5, the inside view of the bottom section,with

